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This isn't objectively bad, but it's just so derivative and indistinct.
Unfortunately, I already bought the third book in the series, so. Oops.
— Nov 08, 2026 09:12AM
Unfortunately, I already bought the third book in the series, so. Oops.
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Honestly, this isn't particularly unique; it's fairly typical genre fiction, and I just do not feel interested or invested.
Joe kind of sucks. That surely doesn't help.
The Given Day was rich with societal and political information. This contains very sporadic, brief insights but... no female characters? No black character?
I'm tempted to DNF this, honestly. I won't, but it's awfully hard to resist.
— Nov 06, 2026 08:32PM
Joe kind of sucks. That surely doesn't help.
The Given Day was rich with societal and political information. This contains very sporadic, brief insights but... no female characters? No black character?
I'm tempted to DNF this, honestly. I won't, but it's awfully hard to resist.
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Nov 08, 2026 09:29AM
Even the greats can have off-days or off-books. I crashed out on David Mamet's similarly period piece "Chicago" several years ago with a 1-star.
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Yay rah, you can do it!!!! Finish! Finish!Finish! 🏁
:)))Quite true, Alan! Perhaps I should have known better; Lehane's The Drop also wasn't particularly original or interesting.